Beach cleanup scheduled for Saturday in Palm Beach’s South End

Aleese Kopf

Wednesday

Aug 16, 2017 at 12:01 AMAug 16, 2017 at 7:34 PM

Volunteers will meet this weekend to pick up trash from the shorelines along Palm Beach’s South End.

Friends of Palm Beach is hosting a beach cleanup from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday starting at 1576 S. Ocean Blvd. Participants should look for the organization’s banner that will lead to free parking on the private property owned by Martin and Audrey Gruss.

Volunteers with The Breakers Gives team at a beach cleanup event earlier this summer. Courtesy Friends of Palm Beach

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Supplies, water and snacks will be provided. Carpooling is encouraged.

Sea turtle nesting season is at its peak, and trash and debris significantly hinder a hatchling’s journey to the ocean, said organizer Diane Buhler.